CVE-2026-16779

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 12.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-20.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-16 04:24Z19 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 16:05Z18 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-07-23

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

88594b00759b9e219820fff8df8034fe74e77c7711e49e8e96bba5f7227b136e

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/febca991-90a0-46b8-9609-2c8a71b5eb5f?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/src/Core/KubioFrontPageRevertNotice.php#L151
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/src/Core/KubioFrontPageRevertNotice.php#L25
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/editor-assets.php#L411
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/kubio-block-library.php#L197
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3633801%40kubio&new=3633801%40kubio